Computer Mainframe Software/Tools

This course will analyze the various types of outages that affect CICS' normal execution and review the tools available to resolve these problems. This will provide the participant with the debugging skills that are necessary to perform very efficient problem investigations. For other mainframe classes please visit http://www.wintrac.com/courses/coursesmain.asp

The "CICS for System Programmer " is geared towards technical staff new to the CICS environment. In this course, the participant will learn how a CICS system is put together: resource definitions, system utilities both online and offline, System Initialization tables, CICS JCL, system datasets are subjects covered in depth in this course. We also discuss CICS storage management, CICS communications and CICS customization. At the end of this class, the attendee will have been exposed to almost everything that goes on in a CICS address space. For other mainframe classes please visit http://www.wintrac.com/courses/coursesmain.asp

The most technical CICS application course, the participants will acquire the ability to locate the source of an abend, examine the operands involved and determine corrective action. They will also be exposed to some of the debugging tools available with the CICS product. The dumps used during the exercises have all been created by programs written with COBOL/MVS. For other mainframe classes please visit http://www.wintrac.com/courses/coursesmain.asp

Interacting with the WEB is no longer an option. IBM has implemented a number of facilities in its CICS product to facilitate the integration of traditional CICS applications to the Internet. This is a process that started 5 years ago with the implementation of CICS/TS 1.3. CICS/TS 3.1 has continued this trend; today, CICS applications can talk to web browsers just as well as they can talk to web servers; with the introduction of web services and SOAP, they can also talk to UNIX and .NET platforms. All in all, CICS/ST 3.1 is now an important player in implementing Service Oriented Architecture in your organization. For other mainframe classes please visit http://www.wintrac.com/courses/coursesmain.asp

This 4.5 day class covers all the basics for implementing/using the CICS/Web interface. It covers implementation, administration, application programming interface available in CICS/TS. It also provides guidance in choosing the proper implementation strategy; WEB3270 , WEBSPHERE plugin using an EXCI interface, the WEB API and JAVA are all discussed showing advantages and disadvantages of each option. There will be exercises allowing the participants to try different options available in this system. Although this course will contain some administration/implementation guidance, it is mostly directed at senior application programmers responsible for designing and implementing WEB applications that will interface with CICS For other mainframe classes please visit http://www.wintrac.com/courses/coursesmain.asp

CICS has undergone numerous and very major changes since the appearance CICS/ESA in the early 1990's. Easier problem investigation, less maintenance and more stability were all qualities that were attributed to the CICS/ESA product. Furthermore, numerous problems which existed in CICS V2 and V1 were corrected in CICS/ESA but, from a system programmer point of view, apart from having to look at dumps that are a little different, installing and supporting the product was more or less the same work. This is changing in CICS/TS and this is changing in a big way; this product can now perform true multi-tasking. For other mainframe classes please visit http://www.wintrac.com/courses/coursesmain.asp

Industry adoption and proliferation of Web Services capabilities into development platforms and tools are making it easier for companies to adopt a service-based development approach. The need for richer than HTML experiences and disconnected operations will lead most companies to adopt multiple user interfaces delivery architectures. Mainframes being excellent servers, it makes sense to have company data in a place known for its integrity and security. CICS/TS 3.1 should be the server software of choice when implementing such design; the new facilities provided by this software will make it easier for you to implement applications using HTML, XML, SOAP and WEBSERVICES. For other mainframe classes please visit http://www.wintrac.com/courses/coursesmain.asp

CICS Command Level Programming provides an understanding of the CICS system, application environment and typical applications. The structure of CICS pseudo-conversational application programs are discussed and reviewed in detail. Basic Mapping Support (BMS) is used to develop screen layouts (maps). These maps, used in the class programming exercises, are the basis for understanding the CICS terminal interface. For other mainframe classes please visit http://www.wintrac.com/courses/coursesmain.asp

This class covers the major concepts and facilities for CICS. The CICS management functions, transaction processing and on-line system management are covered in detail. The CICS Application Programming Interface (API) is used to access CICS capabilities including sending /receiving screen maps, reading a VSAM file and handling PF Key and CICS Exception conditions. CICS screen design and implementation using Basic Mapping Support (BMS) are covered in detail. For other mainframe classes please visit http://www.wintrac.com/courses/coursesmain.asp

The course begins with a review of CICS Command Level Programming. The structure and flow of several working CICS Programs is discussed in detail. Basic Mapping Support (BMS) screens also reviewed in detail. A working CICS Applications is modified to add several NEW features. These new features include the use of PF Keys, changing screen field attributes, help facility for a screen and individual fields on the screen, application paging and error handling. For other mainframe classes please visit http://www.wintrac.com/courses/coursesmain.asp

CICS Command Level Programming provides an understanding of the CICS system, application environment and typical applications. The structure of CICS pseudo-conversational application programs are discussed and reviewed in detail. Basic Mapping Support (BMS) is used to develop screen layouts (maps). These maps, used in the class programming exercises, are the basis for understanding the CICS terminal interface. For other mainframe classes please visit http://www.wintrac.com/courses/coursesmain.asp

The course is a series of lectures, discussions, written exercises, and programming exercises dealing with the concepts, capabilities, and coding for IMS Transaction Monitor programs. Students will design terminal screens and code Message Format Services (MFS) macros to implement those screen designs. For other mainframe classes please visit http://www.wintrac.com/courses/coursesmain.asp

This is a lecture, discussion, and hands-on programming course covering IMS/VS database programming concepts, design, coding, testing and debugging. Segment Search Arguments (SSAs) are covered in detail along with emphasis on checking the PCB mask to understand the results of IMS database calls. For other mainframe classes please visit http://www.wintrac.com/courses/coursesmain.asp

This course teaches the use of File-AID and manipulating and browsing files. The class attendees are guidede through the File-Aid menue structures and capabilities. Record selection, browsing, allocating files (including VSAM) and editing files are discussed For other mainframe classes please visit http://www.wintrac.com/courses/coursesmain.asp

This course is a combination of lecture, discussion and hands-on lab sessions. First, JCL PROCedures are examined in-depth. This is followed by an extensive workshop that builds several PROCedures using the features of DD Overrides, Parameter Specification and Overides. For other mainframe classes please visit http://www.wintrac.com/courses/coursesmain.asp

This course is a combination of lecture, discussion and hands-on lab sessions. First, an overview of JCL is given which describes the purpose of JCL, its relationship to the operating system, and the format / rules for coding. Then, the JOB, EXEC and DD statements are covered extensively. For other mainframe classes please visit http://www.wintrac.com/courses/coursesmain.asp

This course is a combination of lecture, discussion and hands-on lab sessions. First, an overview of JCL is given which describes the purpose of JCL, its relationship to the operating system, and the format / rules for coding. Then, the JOB, EXEC and DD statements are covered extensively. For other mainframe classes please visit http://www.wintrac.com/courses/coursesmain.asp

This course introduces the student to the ISPF Dialog Management component to develop the skills necessary to create ISPF panels, JCL skeletons, use ISPF Table services, and exploit Library Management functions. For other mainframe classes please visit http://www.wintrac.com/courses/coursesmain.asp

This course begins with an introduction to the ISPF menu structure, menu navigation, and dataset description.. Next the ever useful PF KEYs and their functions are persented and discussed. Utility functions to allocate a new dataset, delete a dataset, and copy one dataset to another are demonstrated. For other mainframe classes please visit http://www.wintrac.com/courses/coursesmain.asp

This course covers the resolution of COBOL program Abends in the Language Environment (LE). This course reviews all COBOL compiler options and does an in-depth analysis of the options that help with debugging Abends. The Run-Time LE messages that pertain to Abends are reviewed in detail. The course walks the students through a series of common COBOL Abends. For other mainframe classes please visit http://www.wintrac.com/courses/coursesmain.asp